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"Ha ha, you underestimate them too much. Didn't you see how they nodded at me earlier?"
Ziyan retorted.
"Uh? That's true. It seems some animals are quite perceptive,"
Li Yu muttered to himself.
"Of course!"
Ziyan rolled her eyes directly at Li Yu. Then, with a voice as clear as a songbird, she said, "Let's go, continue on. I'm curious to see if there are any treasures in this Southwest Ancient Forest. If there are, once we defeat the Yunqi Kingdom tomorrow, we can have them cede this vast wasteland to my Dai Nan Chu Guo. What do you all think?"
As soon as Ziyan finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's outrageous that a small Yunqi Kingdom dares to covet our grand Nanchu Kingdom. We must teach them a severe lesson."
"What clever ideas do you have?"
Ziyan casually asked.
"Uh? Ha ha, our brains aren't very useful for military matters; we will just follow the orders of the two masters. But one thing is for sure, masters, we are your people in life and your ghosts in death. So as long as you require it, whether it's climbing a mountain of knives or crossing a sea of fire, we won't even frown."
"Ha ha, oh, expressing loyalty! Hmm, I will remember this. Anyway, climbing mountains of knives and crossing seas of fire is unlikely in the future, but there will definitely be chances for life and death."
Ziyan smiled faintly.
"Yes, yes... we are at your service."
Li Yu and the others almost spoke in unison.
Ziyan moved forward at a steady pace, just like a few years ago when she traversed the Ancient Forest with her sister and their Demonically Charming Man. At the same time, her eyes scanned the surroundings like radar, carefully searching far and wide.
In the previous life, I knew that the Southwest region was rich in local specialties, producing various high-quality medicinal herbs.
For instance, the top-grade Tianqi, which is known as Blood Ginseng in this era. Additionally, there is Gastrodia, which is also of top quality and beneficial for brain health and intelligence.
While these two types of herbs can be found elsewhere, their effects and efficacy simply cannot compare to those produced in the Southwest.
Moreover, the jungles of the Southwest also contain fine materials like Rosewood and Agarwood, which are highly sought after treasures in the Twenty-First World.
As everyone continued walking, after turning over a ridge, Ziyan's attention was suddenly drawn to several tall trees, about five or six zhang high, located in a thicket on a slope ahead. She stopped in her tracks.
She noticed that the leaves of these trees were all compound and butterfly-shaped. Could they be Rosewood? In her previous life, she had seen them when her Adoptive Father took her on a trip to Yunnan; both the leaves and the trunk matched perfectly.
Without any doubt, Ziyan turned around and drew a dagger from her waist. She leaped down alone and, upon reaching one of the trees, began to chop at its trunk.
The others who remained at a higher vantage point were stunned by her actions, exchanging bewildered glances with each other.
Only one person seemed to be waiting for a good show: Demon Prince Ling Yuxuan.
From years of understanding his Future Wife, he knew that her current state could only mean one thing: she had found something good again!
Meanwhile, Ziyan applied just the right amount of force to scrape off a layer of bark from the tree and then struck a few blows at the inner bark.
Immediately, as yellowish-white wood chips fell away from the outer part, Ziyan was delighted to see the vibrant red wood inside. After trying a couple more light strikes, she found the wood to be hard and crisp.
At that moment, Ziyan waved to her Demonic Husband above.
Ling Yuxuan immediately flew down to her side and carefully examined the area that Ziyan had chopped at for quite some time.
Ziyan turned her head back and asked, "Sandalwood?"
"That's right, this type of wood is certainly not ordinary."
After Ziyan finished speaking, she immediately flashed a bright smile at her Future Husband.
"Well, you don't plan to have us cut down these trees for the military camp right now, do you?"
Ling Yuxuan was not the type to ignore good things, but it was currently wartime, and the location where they were was extremely sensitive. A moment's carelessness could easily attract the enemy's attention.
"Of course not. Just remember this place for now. We'll send people to cut them down after we drive the enemy forces out of our Nanchu Kingdom."
Ziyan casually explained a bit.
"Yes, I agree with that."
Just as the young couple was discussing this matter, Li Yu and others suddenly jumped behind them and said urgently, "Master, there are enemy troops on the mountain over there."
"Uh? Oh no..."
Just as Ziyan was about to ask another question, her mouth was quickly covered by her Demonic Husband.
At the same time, Ling Yuxuan made a shushing gesture towards Ziyan and then pointed to a spot halfway up the mountain on the right.
Ziyan then noticed that there was a very concealed cave at that spot on the mountainside.
That mountain was connected to the lower mountain that the guide named Li Hao had pointed out earlier, which belonged to Yunqi Kingdom.
In this hollow located halfway up the mountain, the other party could not immediately detect Ziyan and the others, but Ziyan's side was able to see clearly the cave's exit and the surrounding area within two to three thousand meters.
Just like now, Ziyan's group saw six or seven people emerge from that cave, with several guards leading the way.
From their attire alone, Ziyan's group could clearly identify them as people from Yunqi Kingdom.
At this moment, everyone on Ziyan's side held their breath, fearing that any careless move might alert the enemies stationed a kilometer away at the secret mountain path entrance.
At this time, no one noticed that a miracle was about to occur!
Everyone was intently focused on the enemy troops.
Suddenly, a tall figure stepped out from behind four or five guards.
This person was also wearing a Golden Mask, but his walking posture and physique left Ziyan and her Demonic Husband astonished.
It truly was a case of finding something after searching everywhere without success!
This was an old saying that Ziyan involuntarily muttered to herself.
The two exchanged glances and could see the excitement and brilliance reflected in each other's eyes.
...
The outcome was quite amusing.
In a situation that Ling Xianjun never expected, he found himself caught off guard by Ziyan and her Seventh Prince in this vast mountain range.
With his skills, how could he possibly compare to Ling Yuxuan, who could already take on a hundred opponents by himself?
Thus, it was very easy for him to naturally become the one who was personally captured by the Seventh Prince, whom he greatly despised.
In the end, Ling Yuxuan only asked him one question: "Do you plan to return to the capital with me, or do you want to end your life here?"
"Hahaha... dying in the capital is still death, so why bother? This place is even more of a peaceful land without conflict!"
Ling Xianjun laughed self-deprecatingly, but in that final second before death, he finally realized that he had long grown tired of this life of competition and struggle.
Since it was his own wish, Ling Yuxuan did not indulge in any more unnecessary words. In Ling Yuxuan's heart, he believed—perhaps ending his life here would be more dignified than returning to the capital!
So, Ling Yuxuan casually threw the sword in front of him, then retreated back to Ziyan's side, wrapping his arm around her shoulder as they both turned away from the scene at almost the same time.
From then on, Ling Xianjun chose to take his own life.
On the way back home, the two remained silent. With the greatest opponent dead, it must be blood thicker than water; Ling Yuxuan felt somewhat downcast, and Ziyan was naturally not much better off.
Is there any dynasty or country where power is not the primary goal that people passionately pursue and strive for?
Once there is a primary goal, then wealth and money become merely numbers—easily obtained.
However, there are far too many who have died along the way in pursuit of power, too many for anyone to count throughout any time or era.
Not long after, news came from the northwest that Xiang Wang Lingfeng had also achieved a great victory.
The Yunqi Kingdom suffered countless casualties due to plague in their military camp in the Southwest, ultimately retreating. The Yunqi Kingdom withdrew its troops and ceded nearly a thousand square kilometers of land in the Southwest as a gesture of goodwill for seeking peace after defeat.
This was exactly what Ziyan wanted. The current Emperor Ling Zhiyuan, in order to commend Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan, ultimately incorporated this thousand square kilometers into the territory of Xuan Wang.
Not long after, with the help of Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan, Yuwen Yu fought his way back to the northwest to reclaim his Hafanchariot and seize power. From then on, Yuwen Yu and Yuwen Jing ended their years of wandering in foreign lands.
Next, the Eastern Palace of the Nanchu Kingdom was left without a master. Ling Zhiyuan first issued an Edict for Ling Yuxuan to enter the palace and be conferred a title, but Ling Yuxuan feigned illness and refused to go, politely declining the offer.
With no other choice, Ling Wen personally traveled to Chu County to persuade Ling Yuxuan to take up the position of Crown Prince.
Naturally, Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan once again declined that position.
As a result, the position of Eastern Palace could only be given to Xiang Wang Lingfeng, who initially also refused. However, in a fit of anger, Ling Zhiyuan directly sent the Imperial Guard to bind him and bring him into the palace to await orders, thus filling the vacancy of the Eastern Palace.
And what about Ziyan and her Demonic Husband?
In the following days, they were quite busy. Ziyan rapidly expanded all her chain businesses throughout the counties of Nanchu Kingdom.
Finally, with Yuwen Yu's assistance, she also developed her business into the northwest's Hafan Kingdom.
Restaurants, culinary culture schools, self-designed villas, pawnshops, inns... countless businesses flourished.
She became a true and veritable goddess of wealth, rivaling nations in riches.
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